"Late November, 1980. Nick Hartley, an English student, returns home from a lecture to find the house full of police. He soon discovers that his ex-girlfriend, Alice Poole, has been found murdered in a nearby park, and her new boyfriend, Mark Woodley, is missing. Nick quickly realises that he is a suspect as he has no convincing alibi and he was known to be upset about the relationship. Late November, 2019. On an archaeological dig near Scotch Corner, Grace Hutchinson unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more recent than the Roman remains she is looking for. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in, and the investigation into the find begins..."--Provided by publisher.